Lakal is a former Chabuli colony world whose wondrous natural beauty attracted many Terran admirers. Not long after the conquest of the Garden Cluster, a consortium of corporations bought a claim to the planet, which they then converted into a vacation spot for wealthy Terrans. The small Chabuli population didn’t take this turn of events well, but their heavy-handed treatment by the corporations did their best to keep their interference to minimum, lest it undermine Lakal’s status as a resort destination.